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HGTV Feature! One strawberry at a time
HGTV!! We are thrilled to share withyou this HGTV Feature about Heart Berry!! How Heart Berry Is Reclaiming Indigenous Design, One Strawberry at a Time Indigenous artist Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes celebrates Ojibwe plants, Native patterns and how the two are always connected. Meet the maker and learn more about these beautiful, bold florals in Native design. June 27, 2024 \ By: Deanne Revel Show: HGTV Handmade She creates from the heart. Heart berry that is. Giizh Howes, an Anishinaabe-Ojibwe Native American from Fond du Lac Reservation and Muscogee Creek, created Heart Berry in 2014 at her kitchen table. Today, her homewares and accessories are shoppable in her Cloquet, Minnesota, store and online, as well as select pieces and collaborations with Snoqualmie-owned Eighth Generation in Seattle. From...
BEST OF THE BEST! Duluth News Tribune
What fun and a huge honor! Heart Berry has been nominated "BEST OF THE BEST" Best Gift shop Best Boutique And!!! our artist and creator nominated for Best Local Artist! Huge Miigwech to the folks who nominated us! We do our best at Heart Berry to do business according to our Anishinaabeg values! Working within the teachings we have and our hearts out front! Giving back Creating beauty Revitalizing culture Sharing Ojibwe art with the world *On a personal note from me, Giizh, I am often running this business on my gut. What feels right. What sits good with my heart. What I wish existed in the world. And what is beautiful to me. These nominations make my heart so...
How to protect yourself from art theft?
What can we do when our art is stolen?
An unfortunate reality is that our work as artists is often taken, sold, and misused. The insult doubles when we feel powerless to fight back. After a recent misappropriation we took it up a notch and decided to provide a resource for artists. What can we do?
Read this great article by Mary Pember of Indian Country Today
Some steps you can take:
If you have a success story please share with others!
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